Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: GGI and cli/sti in X | Date | Sun, 29 Mar 1998 21:50:30 +0100 (BST) |
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> XF86 3.1.2 (latest I have convient access to) does *not* do *any* > cli()/sti()'s. At least in os-dependend section disable_interrupts() > is empty function.
The bug is in the tty drivers. Someone sent me a trace and bits to prove it. I don't see that Ugh in question can cause any X11 video switch problems however, just non-atomicities in the tty driver that may or may not be dangerous.
Alan
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